Pacchiarotto by Robert Browning: Signed (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Smith, Elder, & Co, London 1876
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. First edition. viii, 241, [1], [2, ads] pp. 8vo. Presentation copy to Browning's dear friend, "Fanny Haworth from her old & affectionate friend RB. July 18 '76." Euphrasia Fanny Haworth (1801-1883) was an artist and writer whom Browning first met in 1835 at the home of the actor William Macready; she had already p…ublished, in 1827, a collection of stories called The Pine Tree Dell, and Other Tales. She and Browning became lifelong friends and correspondents. Miss Haworth makes an appearance as "Eyebright" in Sordello, and years later she painted a well-known portrait of Pen Browning. Wise, Browning 19. Provenance: Fanny Haworth (inscription from the author); James F. Drake (bookseller's code to last page, April 1931); Marjorie Wiggin Prescott (Christie's, 6 February 1981, lot 33) Publisher's lilac cloth stamped in black and gilt, partially unopened. Fine, in custom half brown morocco slipcase and chemise viii, 241, [1], [2, ads] pp. 8vo. Signed.
